Connections

References

The Searchers (1956)
Travis (Stanton's character) resembles very much to Ethan Edwards of The Searchers, besides Paris, Texas begins with Travis searches something in the desert as it was the case in The Searchers

Star Trek (1966)
(TV Series)
at one point Hunter is wearing a pulover with the Enterprise on it

Referenced in

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
It's the film Michael refers to Georgina when talking about he once saw a film where none of the characters spoke, and when one did, he lost interest is the movie. Michael himself doesn't speak for the first 52 minutes of "The Cook..."

Identity (2003)
The name of the character played by Amanda Peet (Paris Nevada) is a nod to Wim Wenders' movie. Like Paris Nevada, Jane from 'Paris, Texas' is a sex worker. In Malcolm's mind, Paris Nevada is a representation of his mother, also a sex worker who abandoned him as a child, like Jane did to her own son in 'Paris, Texas'.